The Strange Case of Alice Cooper
1979 video by Alice Cooper
The Strange Case Of Alice Cooper Released 1979 Recorded April 9, 1979 Genre
Length 73 :01 Label
Director Sterling Johnson Producer Jackie Barnett
The Strange Case of Alice Cooper is a live concert video released in September 1979, of Alice Cooper performing with his backing band The Ultra Latex Band . The concert was filmed on April 9, 1979 during Cooper's 'Madhouse Rock' Tour in San Diego , California , at the San Diego Sports Arena , in support of the album From the Inside .
Two songs that were performed during the filming, "All Strapped Up" and "Dead Babies", were omitted from the film for unknown reasons.[ 1] A DVD version, with audio commentary by Alice Cooper, was released May 22, 2012 via Shout! Factory as a US-only release.[ 2] Shout! Factory has also made the movie available digitally on their network for streaming and download .
Track listing
Opening commentary and concert introduction (by Alice Cooper and Vincent Price ) – 1:13
"From The Inside" (Alice Cooper , Dick Wagner , David Foster ) – 5:48
"Serious" (Cooper, Bernie Taupin , Foster, Steve Lukather ) – 2:50
"Nurse Rozetta" (Cooper, Lukather, Foster) – 1:53
"The Quiet Room" (Cooper, Taupin, Wagner) – 3:07
"I Never Cry " (Cooper, Wagner) – 1:51
"Devil's Food" (Cooper, Bob Ezrin , Kelly Jay) – 1:01
"Welcome To My Nightmare " (Cooper, Wagner) – 2:11
"Billion Dollar Babies " (Cooper, Michael Bruce , Reggie Vinson) – 1:49
"Only Women Bleed " (Cooper, Wager) – 2:24
"No More Mr. Nice Guy " (Cooper, Bruce) – 1:49
"I'm Eighteen " (Cooper, Bruce, Glen Buxton , Dennis Dunaway , Neal Smith ) – 3:57
"The Black Widow " (Cooper, Wagner, Ezrin) – 5:34
"Wish I Were Born in Beverly Hills" (Cooper, Taupin, Wagner) – 3:50
"Ballad Of Dwight Fry " (Bruce, Cooper) – 5:26
"Go to Hell" (Cooper, Ezrin, Wagner) – 3:30
"How You Gonna See Me Now " (Cooper, Taupin, Wagner) – 4:21
"Inmates (We're All Crazy)" (Cooper, Taupin, Wagner) – 3:22
"School's Out " (Cooper, Bruce, Dunaway, Smith, Buxton) – 1:51
Introducing the Musicians, with solos – 11:44
"School's Out" (conclusion) – 2:07
Closing commentary and Credits (by Alice Cooper) – 1:23
Credits
Musicians
Ultra Latex Band
Filming
Produced by Jackie Barnett
Stage Production Conceived by Alice Cooper, Joe Gannon , Shep Gordon , Rob Iscove
Recording Facilities by The Record Plant
Executive Producers – Shep Gordon, Allan Strahl, Denny Vosburgh
Director of Photography – Sterling Johnson
Film Editor – Susan Trieste Collins
Assistant Film Editor – Branda S. Miller
Recording Engineer – Peter M. Carlson
Cameramen – Don Burgess , Sterling Johnson, Harvey Weber, John Woodrudd, Carl Vidnic
Assistant Cameramen – Shelly Johnson , Steve Lomas, Rod Paul, Mike Ritt, Randy Rowen, Patrick Taulere
Lighting Consultant – Charles Lofthouse
Multiple Screen Design – Steve Lomas
Makeup Department – Denny Vosburgh
Re-release
Executive Producer – Bob Emmer
Editing Supervisor – Jo Morrow , Alice Cooper
Audio Commentary – Alice Cooper
Audio Commentary Editing – Alice Cooper, Jo Morrow
Notes and references
Studio albums
Live albums Singles Compilations and box sets Videography Tours Related articles